This post will be updated with information about the coronavirus pandemic in Washington state. Scroll down for older information.

As of Monday, July 13, the Washington State Department of Health reports:

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UW data indicates low levels of Covid-19 among frontline medical staff

10 a.m. -- Testing done by UW Medicine's Virology Lab shows a 3% positive rate among medical staff. The Virology Lab tested staff for novel coronavirus antibodies, indicating they have already been infected.

The 3% positive rate for antibodies among UW Medicine staff is below the rate for the general public.

The low overall rate of past infections in workers directly interacting with and caring for COVID-19 patients is a testament to our preparedness efforts and continued commitment to keeping employees safe, said UW Medicines Dr. John B. Lynch, medical director, Infection Prevention at Harborview Medical Center. Our preventative measures included early access to testing, extensive personal protective equipment and using highly trained units specifically dedicated to COVID-19.

According to a statement from UW Medicine: These early results indicate that there is not a significantly higher risk among the UW Medicines frontline healthcare population than in the population at large. Antibody testing involves performing clinical blood tests to check for the presence of antibodies that indicate past infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

--Dyer Oxley

Paid parking resumes in Seattle

8 a.m. -- Paid parking on Seattle streets resumes Monday, but at a reduced rate in many places.

It'll cost you 50 cents an hour to park and the city will keep that price in place for at least a month while managers review people's parking activity

Other cities like Tacoma and Redmond have already reinstated paid parking. Also, hourly time-limited parking will be re-enforced starting Monday.

For the first two weeks, they will be focused on education and voluntary compliance of paid parking as customers return to our neighborhood businesses.

Parking enforcement was halted as the pandemic initially struck the Seattle area.

--Angela King

UW cancels home opener football game

8:30 a.m. -- The UW football team's home opener against Michigan on September 5 has been canceled. The Big Ten conference announced Thursday that its teams won't be playing any non-conference games --maybe no games at all this fall because of the pandemic.

The University of Washington says this is the only change to the 2020 football season as of now. The Pac-12 Conference will likely move to conference-only season, according to ESPN.

--Angela King

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